Hugo Correa

Hugo Correa (May 24, 1926, in

Correa was born in the southern Chilean province of Talca in the town of Curepto. His writing career began in journalism, and from there branched out to include criticism, drama, and prose fiction. Although he has written realist works, he primarily works in science fiction, a genre he first became interested in after reading the works of Ray Bradbury, Clifford D. Simak, and Theodore Sturgeon. Correa has the distinction of being one of the first Latin American science fiction writers to be published in the United States. His story “The Last Element” was published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1962 after receiving the support of Ray Bradbury. His story “Alter Ego” was also published in the same magazine in 1967, and it was later picked up by other publications. At that time, being published in the United States was the greatest sign of success for Latin American science fiction writers, and so his publications became very inspiring to his contemporary writers in the region.^[1] After the late 1980s he became less productive as writer, but remained active collaborator of the Chilean sf community, participating in round tables, giving interviews, attending book launches and judging at writing competitions^[2] until his death in 2008.

Works

His works are mostly about

In Chile, the general culture never recognized his work despite being the only Latin American writer cited at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction”.

References

External links

• Hugo Correa at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Spanish language site

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